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Because it's tangible and interactive and approachable and memorable. It's something that anyone (read: everyone who doesn't know how what state diagrams are) c
by pandler 9y ago
Because it's tangible and interactive and approachable and memorable. It's something that anyone (read: everyone who doesn't know how what state diagrams are) can visualize and understand within a few minutes at a fun little booth at a public science fair.
- fjsolwmv 9y agoThe match boxes are a state diagram, so if someone can't comprehend a paper diagram they can't comprehend this either.
- CarolineW 9y agoI know people for whom this is much more understandable than state diagrams. They are equivalent under an appropriate isomorphism, but that doesn't mean that they are equally easy to understand for everyone. They aren't. You made this assertion: ... if someone can't comprehend a paper diagram they can't comprehend this either. I believe you are wrong.